Hinge



Nov. 22, 1927. 1,650,018

C. H. KESSLER HINGE Filed June 1. 1.926

INVENTOR I-lllllllllllll l-IIIIIIIIIIIIII Patented Nov. 22, 1927.v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES' H. massima, or RICHMOND HILL, NEW Your, AssIoNon 'ro soss MANU-rAcrUnrNo conrm, or BROOKLYN, NEW Yoan, CORPORATION or MAINE.

HINGE.

Appnnun mea :une 1, 193s. smal Na. 11am.

This invention relates to hinges of the invisible type and particularlyto hinges constructed for use in the mounting of the doors of motorvehicles or which may be -used for any purpose; and the object of theinvention is to rovide one of the butts of a hinge o the c ass specifiedwith means for reinforcing and strengthening a predetermined portionthereof and further to provide a stop for limiting the outward movementof the door; a further object being to provide a hinge, one of the buttsof which is fashioned from sheet metal and consists of two substantiallL-shaped parts coupled together by t e pintle pin employed -and furthercoupled together by a reinforcing sheet metal member of yoke-shaped formin cross section positioned on said parts of the butt adjacent the outerend portion thereof and in spaced relation with reference-thereto andwhich may also extend onto the pintle pin portion of said parts andpartially form the bearing for said pin by the passage of lwith and withthe pin therethrough; and with these and other objects in view, theinventlon consists in a device of the class and for-the purposespecified, which is sim le in construction,-

eiiicient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described andclaimed.

The invention isfully disclosed in the following specification, of whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in 'which the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by' suitable reference characters in eachof the views, and in Whichz y Fig. 1 is a sectional view through a partof a door and door frame showing my improved hinge mounted in connectionthereart of the construction broken away and 1n section.

Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the construction as seen in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing but showing the door in anopen position. Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar-to Fig. lbut showlng only part of a hinge and showing `of thearrow 5 in Fig. 4, with part of the hinge broken away, and in sectlon;and,

Fig 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showin parts in full section, andshowing a modi cation.

In the drawing, I have indicated at 10 .a part of a door frame and at 11a part of a f door, and mounted in connection with one side face of thedoor 11 is a hin e member 12 in the form of a hook-shape arm having anattaching plate portion 13 adapted to be secured to the door, and thehook end 14 of the arm extending outwardly with reference to the outerswinging of the door and being arranged within the boundaries of theside edge ofthe door in connection with which it is mounted or withinthe boundaries of the door frame as seen. The outer end' 14 of the butt12 is provided with an aperture 15 in which the pintle p in 16 securedto the other butt 17 of the hinge is mounted.

The butt 17 in the construction shown is composed of two similar buttparts 18 and 19, L-shaped in cross sectional form and comprisingattaching plate portions 18, and 19 and pmtle bearing ortions 18" and19", which in the constructlon of the butt are directed'inwardly intothe door frame and are in parallel relation with each other and coupledtogether by the intle in 16 which is secured thereto or to ateral yprojecting ears 18c and 19 onl the parts 18" and 19".

In practice, I provide the parts 18" and 19" adjacent the ears 1819 andalso adjacent the attaching plate parts 18"-19 with notches 2O toreceive the crosshead portion 21 of a yoke-shaped reinforcing member 22,the ends 23 of said member extending in parallel relation and overlyingthe pintle bearing parts 18" and 19" of t e inge utt 17 as clearl seenin Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, an being riveted or otherwise securedas seen at 24 to said parts 18" and 19". By providing the notches 20,the outer face of the crosshead 21 of the member 22 will lie flush withthe corres of the separateparts of the utt as clearly seen in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing, but this strucvture is not absolutely necessary as the feafnding edges 19 thereof adjacent the attaching plate por-` tions18a and19a and also to provide a stop member for limiting the outward swlngingmovement of the door 11 as seen 1n Flg. 3

Vof the drawing, it being understood that the shown a slightmodification, whereln I have substituted for the member 22 a reinforcingmember 25 also of -yoke-shaped cross the sectional form, and thecrosshead 26 of this member is wider than the crosshead 21 of the member22 as clearly seen in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The end portions 27 are ofsuch form as to correspond with the contour of the pintle bearingportions 18b and 19b of a hinge butt. It is also preferred thatrojecting ears 28 formed on the end portions 27 to correspond with theears 18 and 19 will have apertures 29 to receive the pintle pin 16whereby said pin will be provided With a greater bearing surface andwill also serve to secure the reinforcing member to the hinge butt.However, other means may also be employed if desired, to aid in securingthe parts together as by welding as indicated at 30 in Figs. 4 and 5 ofthe drawing.

The crosshead 26 of the member 25 also functions as a stop and furtherprovides a. substantial side wall for the hinge butt 17 or the pintlebearing portions 18b and 19b thereof.

A hinge constructed in the manner described may be made strong anddurable in a simple, economical and effective manner, and in addltlon tothe relnforcement of the 'hinge butt, the reinforcing member emstoodthat I am not necessarily limited to vthe structure herein shown anddescribed, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may bemade within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from thespirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. l

In Fig. 6 of the drawing, I have shown another modification wherein ayoke-shaped butt bod 31 similar in general contour to the mem er 26,seen in Figs. 4 and 5, is

rovided as the main member of the hinge Butt. Secured to the outer facesof the side members 32 of the butt body 31 are L- shaped butt parts 33comprising attaching plate portions 34 and pintle bearing portions 35.The p/intle bearing portions 35 are similar to the side portions 32 ofthe body 31, the latter also forming pintle bearing portions as will beapparent, it being understood that the portions 32 and 35 are of thegeneral contour, in plane, as the pintle bearing portions of the parts18-19 and 2 6 in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing. The parts 33 are securedto the body 31 by riveting or otherwise as seen at 36.

Having fullv described mV invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters P atent, is

1. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of two butt parts L-shaped in crosssectional form and comprising attaching plate por tions, and pintlebearing portions, and means formed independent of said butt parts andsecured to the bearing portions adjacent the plate portions forreinforcing said parts and coupling the same together.

2. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of two butt parts L-shaped in crosssectional form and comprising attaching plate portions and pintlebearing portions, means formed independent of said butt parts andsecured thereto for reinforcing the same, said means comprising aU-shaped member the crosshead of which transverses the space between thepintle bearing portions of said butt parts adjacent said plate portionsand secured to said pintle bearing portions.V

3. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of two butt parts L-shaped in crosssectional form and comprising attaching plate portions and pintlebearing portions, means formed independent of said butt parts andsecured thereto for reinforcing the same. said means comprising aU-shaped member the crosshead of which transverses the space between thepintle bearing portions of said butt parts and mounted upon adjacentfaces of said pintle bearing portions, said pintle bearing portionshaving apertures to receive the pintle pin of the hinge, and said memberhaving apertures corresponding with said first named apertures.

4. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of two buttv parts L-shaped incross sectional form and comprising attaching plate portions and pintlebearing portions, means formed independent of said butt parts 'andsecured to the bearing portions adjacent the plate portions forreinforcing said parts and coupling the same together, said meansc'omprismg a U-shaped member the crosshead of which transverses thespace between the pintle bearing portions of said butt parts adjacentsaid plate portions and the crosshead portion of said reinforcing memberforming va stop for limiting the movement. of the other butt of thehinge in one di-rection.

5. In a concealed hinge, one of the butts of which is composed of twoindependent and the pintle pin of the substantially L-shaped sheet metalparts arranged in spaced relation and coupled together by a pintle pinof the hin e, a U- shaped reinforcing member secure to the separateparts of the butt and having a crosshead portion transversing the spacebetween said parts.

6. In a concealed hinge, one of the butts of which is composed of twosubstantially L- shaped sheet metal parts arranged .in space relationand coupled together by a'pintle pin of the hinge, a reinforcing membersecured' to the separate parts of the butt and having a crossheadportion transversing the sp-ace between said parts and serving to couplesaid parts together and retain the same in spaced relation and toprovide a stop for limiting the movement of the other butt of the hingein one direction.

7. In a concealed hinge, one of the butts of which is composed of twosubstantially L- shaped sheet metal parts arranged in spaced relationand coupled together by a pintle pin of the hinge, a reinforcing membersecured to the separate p-arts of the butt and having a vcrossheadportion transversing the space between said p arts and serving to couplesaid parts together and retain the same in spaced relation and toprovide a. stop for limiting the movement of the other butt of the hingein one direction, and said reinforcing member having port-ions throughwhich the pintle pin is adapted to pass.

8. A hinge butt of the class described comprising tWo independent partshaving pintle bearing portions arranged in spaced relation and having aertures for receiving iiinge and laterally extending attaching plateportions, and a stop wall member formed independent of and secured tosaid parts transversing the space between the adjacent faces of thepintle bearing portions of the butt and arranged adjacent the attachingplate portions of said tending attaching plate portions, a sto walltransversing lthe space between the a )acent d parts together andsupporting the same in spaced relation, with the flat surfaces of theends of the U-shaped part in parallel relation to corresponding surfacesof the butt parts.

11. In a hinge, al hinge butt composed of two independent butt'parts,and a third U- shaped part for coupling the first named parts togetherand for supporting the same in spaced relation, said first named partsand the last named part having pintle bearing portions adapted toreceive and support the pintle pin of the hinge.

12. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of l two independent butt parts,and a third U- shaped part for coupling the first named parts togetherand for supporting the same in spaced relation, said first named partsand the last named part having pintle bearing portions adapted toreceive and support the pintle pin of the hinge, and the first namedparts having attaching plate portions.

13. In a hinge, a hinge butt composed of two independent butt parts, anda third U- shaped part fory coupling the first named parts together andfor supporting the same in spaced relation, saidl first named parts andthe last named part having pintle bearing portions adfpted to receiveand support the pintle pin o the hinge, the first named parts havingattaching plate portions, and the crosshead of the third U-shaped parttransversing the space between the first named butt parts and forming astop for limiting the movement'of the other butt of the hinge in onedirection;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname this 27th day of May, 1926.

CHARLES H. KESSLER.

